The Starkiller Problem
Let me make one thing clear before this rant begins: Starkiller Base looks amazing. The First Order standing out there on the plain, fucking space Nazis – that was a great shot. The Force Awakens, too, is a welcome …
Category: Reviews
Mad Max Fury Road Boxed Set: Oh What a Lovely Detail!
You need to re-watch Mad Max: Fury Road. Stop asking questions and do it. That’s the short version of this article.
The long version: while Mad Max: Fury Road does suffer in the transition from big to small screen – …
The Art and Beauty of Blade Runner
This article was published last year, but due to its enduring popularity I’ve moved it to the front page for those of you who haven’t seen it yet.
Blade Runner is one of the most visually haunting and memorable movies …
Terminator Genisys: Ruminations on a Train Wreck
The more you think about this movie in the bitter aftertaste of viewing, the more you realise almost none of it makes any sense.
Now look, if you don’t think at all, Terminator: Genisys has a kind of retro pleasure …
Time Travel and its Discontents
I was a few days into writing my first time travel story when I realised I was screwed.
After a particularly difficult session involving much grinding of teeth trying as I tried to figure out the implications of time-travel on …
Mad Max Fury Road: The Sistine Chapel of the Apocalypse
My mind was not simply blown as I watched Mad Max: Fury Road. It was George Miller blown: multiple explosions, in an apocalyptic sandstorm, with lightning, then more explosions.
To say Miller has made a hyperkinetic masterpiece is to …
The Greatest Actors of All Time (if you’re a geek) (Part 2)
The moment you’ve been waiting for: the top four greatest actors (for geeks) of all time. My unimpeachable, scientifically accurate criteria for this decision (and rankings 5 – 11) are here in Part 1 of the article.
4: Sigourney Weaver…
The Greatest Actors of All Time (if you’re a geek) (Part 1)
Let me pose the scenario: you’re a geek (shut up, you are). You’re marooned on Mars (shut up, just go with this). You’ve got enough food and water to last until the resupply mission arrives in three years. You may …
The Fascinating Failure
Fascinating failures are products of passion, ambition and originality, where the lofty goal has exceeded the reach of the creator. Fascinating failures take risks.
There are fewer and fewer of these at the movies and in books. The Hollywood formula …
The Dark Heart of the Lego Movie
The Lego Movie has a heart of darkness.
Beneath its glossy façade and messages of friendship, individuality, and freedom, lies the abyss of moral hazard and societal decay. The Lego Movie is, at its core, a capitulation to the venal …